Restorative Justice Principles:
LHS is committed to resolving incidents of harm to individuals and property in a:
Respectful
Safe
Restorative Manner
Retributive vs. RestorativeOffenses are
committed against authorities
Violate rules of law or policies
Offender is accountable to authorities (police, school officials)
Offenses are acts committed against victims
Violate people and community trust
Offender is accountable to the victim and community
Retributive vs. RestorativeAccountability
equals suffering
Victims not main focus
Offenders are defined by misbehavior or offense
Accountability is taking responsibility for behaviors and repairing the harm
Victims/community play a key role
Offenders defined by taking responsibility and changing behavior.
Retributive vs. RestorativeOffenses are result
of individual choice with individual responsibility
Offenses have individual and social aspects and are results of individual choice and conditions that lead to the behavior
Restorative Justice Focuses on:
Putting things right when they have gone wrong
Meaningful accountability
Engaging morals and values because they are more powerful for influencing behaviors than laws and rules
Restorative Justice Focuses on:
Recognizing that morals and values depend on relationships of caring and that communities and families have more power than courts do
Restoring a proper balance of power and engaging healthy personal power for those harmed (victims), those causing harm(offenders), and those impacted by the harm.
Accountability For Everyone Means:
Recognizing/acknowledging that your behavior caused the harm
Understanding from the person harmed exactly what the harm was
Acknowledging that you had a choice in causing that harm
Taking steps to repair the harmTaking steps to prevent the harm from
happening again
LHS partners with the Dane CountyTimeBank
Both groups work together to coordinate the Youth Court/Restorative Justice Panels
The Dane CountyTimeBank Youth Court is:
Trained jury of the student’s peers that:
Review information about the incidentQuestion the student involved in the incident
and their parents/guardiansDetermine an appropriate sentence
Serve as jurorsStaff the Youth CourtTeach Life Skills classesMentor youth as they complete sentences
TimeBank Members:
Serve as jurorsContinue to attend classes and clubsUtilize the service offered through
theTimeBank
Youth are encouraged to continue to participate and use theTimeBank support available to them.
How Can You Get Involved?Mentor a respondent or jurorTeach a classProvide a service opportunityHelp staff the courtTutor jurors or respondentsJoin the TimeBank and share your skills and
talents with the youth or those who support them
Please contact TimeBank at (608)663-0400 or [email protected]
•Restores the wellbeing of all those involved in the incident
• Focuses on prevention